21 Coffee Bathing P 127.

    When the Japanese as you "Would you like some coffee？" think twice before you answer. In Japan, it is quite popular to have a "coffee hath." For about US$20, you can get a ground coffee bath； that is, they "boil" you in coffee. The coffee smells good, but you'll probably feel the heat. It sounds like fun, doesn't it？

    Well, the Japanese don't do it for fun. They believe it helps cure diseases. Who knows？ Maybe it's true. But in spite of what they say, I'll just take my coffee in a cup, thank you.

    bath n.   take a bath

    bathe vi.    bathing-suit泳衣

    stink vi.发臭

    Look before you leap. 三思而后行

    Hair dyeing is popular with the youth.

    I bought this book for ten dollars.

    grind 研磨

    If you want to master English or any language, you have to put your nose to the grindstone. 孜孜不息

    boiled water 开水    boiling water 正在开的水

    sounds like fun 有趣

    do sth for fun   i.e.  I father studied English for fun.

    make fun of 取笑

    soaking wet 全身湿透的

    a tube of ointment 一条药膏